Letters

This past Saturday, March 14, marked a sad day for the Sons of the American Legion Squad 41 of Carrollton. We, as well as, the American Legion family gathered to say good bye to two long time members. Gene and Sue “Mama Sue” McMurry, both have retired.

For the sons group, Mama Sue was the point of contact as her smiling face was the one you saw and she told you what you needed to know to become a member of any of these groups.

On March 7th, Three Rivers Friends of NRA, held their annual banquet at Camp KYSOC. This year was another success for the future of shooting sports. Funds raised from this program stay in Kentucky and 50 percent of the funds are allocated to the Youth of Kentucky. The Three Rivers Committee Dave Huesman, Dave Watts, Kathy Watts, Tim Hotfil, and Jory Heveline would like to thank all of our sponsors, underwriters, and donors for their generosity.

I would like to provide some information about a benefit we will be having for Dave Clymer, owner of Carrollton Sheet Metal. The benefit will be on March 21 from 5-8 p.m. at News Auction House. There will be a spaghetti dinner, live band and a raffle/silent auction. Tickets for the events are $10 each and kids under five are free. Each ticket purchased is a chance to win a door prize. Raffle tickets are $1 each or $5 for six.

Snow, ice, freezing rain and subzero temperatures were a challenge to much of Kentucky last week. I was touched by the response from Hospice of the Bluegrass staff and our community as so many went to great lengths to ensure homebound hospice patients continued to receive medical and nursing care despite the severe weather.

As a proud member of 4-H, I would like to share a little about what 4-H means to me and why it is important to our community. I am involved in the Carroll County 4-H activities. These 4-H programs provide me and my fellow 4-H members skills that are vital to our success in today’s global society. I know 4-H will help me to learn valuable lessons and provide me with opportunities that I wouldn’t be exposed to otherwise.

Hello, my name is Darrell Rowlett, and I am writing this letter to let you know that I am the new fire chief of the Worthville Volunteer Fire Department and to tell you a little bit about myself and my goals as chief.

I’m writing this letter to show my appreciation for the people who are helping lead me to a new life in Carrollton. I live in Carrollton, and my name is Randy Taylor. I’m 34 years old. I’m a greatly recovering addict. I just wanted to take a few minutes of your time to thank Hayley Franklin and Champions for a Drug Free Carroll County coalition. Thank you for allowing me to come in and speak about my history of drug abuse and how my life has been turned around. Thank you for helping me move forward with my life.